It has no opennet. As far as I'm concerned, it's useless.
On 8/23/06, Ortwin Regel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Wrong, it works quite well so it's functional. It's not completed but it needs users to progress. On 8/24/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 0.7 isn't a stable version either. It's a not nearly completed, far from functional version. On 8/23/06, Ortwin Regel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 0.5 isn't a stable version. It's an outdated version that many people > happen to use. Of course you can keep using 0.5 and slowly watch it > die, or even try to keep it alive. But the freenet team wants you to > populate 0.7 so they can improve it. It's unfortunate that it scares > away a few users too lazy to run 0.7 but they will come back once it's > better and stable. > > On 8/22/06, an ominous cow herd <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > I don't think that the 0.5 network needs active coding. It's fine the way it > > is. It should be stated that there will be no patches or bug fixes for the > > 0.5 network, but putting it in small print and calling it "unsupported" while > > directing new users to the alpha 0.7 network just doesn't make sense. The > > 0.5 network should be called the stable version and 0.7 should be the > > unstable version, just like it was done in the past. If users ask questions, > > they should be directed to the wiki. Why the big push to get new users on > > the 0.7 network while it's still in the alpha stage? > > > > On Monday 21 August 2006 14:35, Matthew Toseland wrote: > > > We don't have a big enough team to actively support both. > > > > > > On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 11:31:38PM -0700, an ominous cow herd wrote: > > > > I can empathize. Freenet is is one of the first projects that I've seen > > > > take a working application and push it aside, while directing new users > > > > to an alpha version. The way it would normally be done is listing > > > > Freenet 0.5 as the stable version instead of the "unsupported" version, > > > > and 0.7 as the alpha version still under development. New users would > > > > opt for the stable version. Having new users directed to an alpha version > > > > while the stable version is fully functioning is quite strange. > > > > > > > > On Saturday 19 August 2006 08:11, - wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > I think you're making a mistake in forcing new people into the beta > > > > > test freenet 0.7 instead of the established 0.5. > > > > > > > > > > You're forgetting how _highly_ someone new has to be motivated to try > > > > > freenet, even version 0.5 which works and is not a beta test. Let's > > > > > think about what would motivate someone... > > > > > > > > > > I remember when I found freenet, I installed it spent hours reading > > > > > over the technical jargon. > > > > > It was incredible slow. I removed it thinking this is a pile of crap > > > > > that does not work. > > > > > > > > > > Only a few months later, did I again bother to go through this > > > > > complicated process and after waiting for three days with it on, it > > > > > finally started working. > > > > > > > > > > The reason I spent many hours and went back after throwing it out once, > > > > > was because I was _highly motivated_ for the anonymity and content. > > > > > > > > > > Here's the problem: > > > > > > > > > > If 0.7 doesn't offer the anonymity and the content, plus it's an > > > > > unstable beta test, > > > > > why would anyone new bother to join the community? > > > > > > > > > > Do you think people are nice enough to offer their time and computers > > > > > to beta test some random highly technical peer to peer application that > > > > > completely hogs your computer's resources? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The problem with freenet (even 0.5) is, it just isn't user friendly. > > > > > A person who just stumbles on freenet does not know if it's actually > > > > > going to work. After seeing how slow it is, most people, like myself > > > > > will just get rid of it, not bothering to learn all the configurations, > > > > > frost, fuqid, etc. > > > > > > > > > > If you took the time to create a simple, down-to-earth website and > > > > > install program without all the technical jargon, you would double or > > > > > triple your user base. > > > > > > > > > > The only NEW users you're going to get to freenet 0.7 are going to be > > > > > peer-to-peer programming enthusiasts. And how many of those are there > > > > > that don't know about freenet already? > > > > > > > > > > So instead of scaring all potential freenet users away, It would be > > > > > wiser to just ask members of the freenet community to do the beta > > > > > testing, and create a nice user friendly website for 0,5 until 0,7 is > > > > > working. Even I would be willing to help create this website, and I'm > > > > > sure many other people also would volunteer. > > > > > > > > > > Best Regards, > > > > > > > > > > Van > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Support mailing list > > > > Support@freenetproject.org > > > > http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.freenet.support > > > > Unsubscribe at > > > > http://emu.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support Or > > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ > > Support mailing list > > Support@freenetproject.org > > http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.freenet.support > > Unsubscribe at http://emu.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support > > Or mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _______________________________________________ > Support mailing list > Support@freenetproject.org > http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.freenet.support > Unsubscribe at http://emu.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support > Or mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- <HTML> <a href="http://www.spreadfirefox.com/?q=affiliates&id=0&t=57";><img border="0" alt="Get Firefox!" title="Get Firefox!" src="http://sfx-images.mozilla.org/affiliates/Buttons/180x60/blank.gif"/></a> _______________________________________________ Support mailing list Support@freenetproject.org http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.freenet.support Unsubscribe at http://emu.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support Or mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Support mailing list Support@freenetproject.org http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.freenet.support Unsubscribe at http://emu.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support Or mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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